African Leaders Should Stand Up For Justice


GUEST COLUMN  —  Africa:   Continent's Leaders Should Stand Up For Justice
allAfrica.com
4 June 2009

Next week representatives of the 30 African countries which are parties to the Rome Statute, which set up the International Criminal Court (ICC), will meet in Addis Ababa. [read more]

OPINION  —  Sudan:   Beware of Human Rights Fundamentalism
Fahamu (Oxford)
26 March 2009

In response to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Mahmood Mamdani argues that those enforcing rights also need to be held accountable when ... [read more]

PRESS RELEASE  —  Africa:   Reaffirming the Continent's Commitment to Non-Impunity
International Center for Transitional Justice (New York)
2 June 2009

African states that are party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court should reaffirm their commitment to the principles of justice and accountability, the International Center for ... [read more]

DOCUMENT  —  Africa:   Civil Society Calls on Continent's Leaders to Back Court
Institute for Security Studies (Cape Town)
4 June 2009

Background [read more]

NEWS  —  Africa:   ICC Prosecutor Outlines Cases
International Criminal Court (The Hague)
4 June 2009

Gambian lawyer Fatou Bensouda is the deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and heads the prosecution division of the court's Office of the Prosecutor. She delivered this report on the ... [read more]

PRESS RELEASE  —  Africa:   International Court Chief Visits Continent
International Criminal Court (The Hague)
4 June 2009

Today, Monday 1 June 2009 President Sang-Hyun Song of the International Criminal Court (ICC) started his first official visit to African States Parties since taking office in March this year. He will ... [read more]

DOCUMENT  —  Africa:   NGOs Call on Govts To Cooperate With ICC
Coalition for the International Criminal Court (The Hague)
4 June 2009

Resolution on Strengthening International Justice in Africa [read more]

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Author: upliftdarace_144
Fri Jun 5 07:41:35 2009

In his piece entitled “ White Collar War Crimes, Black African Fall Guys,”

investigative journalist Keith Snow writes:

First note that the ICC can now be viewed as a tool of hegemonic U.S. foreign policy,

where the weapons deployed by the U.S. and its allies include the accusations of, and

indictments for, human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

To understand this, we can ask WHY NO WHITE MAN HAS YET BEEN CHARGED

with these or other offenses at the ICC (International Criminal Court) which now holds

five black African warlords and seeks… [Read Full Text]

Author: upliftdarace_144
Tue Jun 9 08:32:12 2009

* 16 European Nations . Met And Plotted On How They Would Rob Africa Of Its Riches.

* They met during two(2) Periods of time in two(2) places

* The General Act Of Berlin Conference (Nov, 1884 to February, 1885)

* Brussels Belgium to finalize SECRET agreements ( Nov, 1889 to July 1890)

* The Book “King Leopold’s Ghost (1998) by Adam Hochschild documents some of This information.

The following Nations (Households) - Planned how they would divide among themselves our AFRICAN Riches.

1) Austria-Hungary - Francis Joseph I Charles - August 18,… [Read Full Text]

Author: upliftdarace_144
Tue Jun 9 08:34:34 2009

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Thu Jun 11 19:24:16 2009

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Author: whozincharge
Sat Mar 28 18:16:46 2009

So who does Mamdani think is in charge in these African countries ? Does he suggest rape, plunder, and murders can go (for years)in Sudan without the knowledge, blessing and condonation of the Khartoum (Bashir's) government. If Bashir is not responsible for the directly overseeing the killings, at a minimum he is responsible watching, with negligence and glee, as it happened and continues to happen, when he has the capacity, authority and power to stop it.

"Human fundamentalism" as Mamdani describes it here essentially victimizes the Darfuris once more more than trumps religious (Islamic) fundamentalism, which Mamdani is really advancing… [Read Full Text]

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